1905 in India

Events in the year 1905 in India.

Incumbents

 * Emperor of India – Edward VII
 * Viceroy of India – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
 * Viceroy of India – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (from 18 November)

Events

 * National income - ₹9,910 million
 * 4 April – The 7.8 Kangra earthquake shook the Kangra Valley with a maximum EMS-98 intensity of IX (Destructive), killing more than 20,000 people
 * 16 October - Partition of Bengal.

Dates unknown

 * George, Prince of Wales and Princess Mary tour India, 1905–06
 * Smarthavicharam of Kuriyedathu Thatri.

Law

 * Indian Railway Board Act

Births

 * 2 January – Jainendra Kumar, novelist (died 1988).
 * 16 January – Dr. Manubhai P. Vaidya, educationist and recipient of Best Teacher Award from Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, the President of India (died 1966).
 * 18 March － Malti Bedekar, feminist author(died 2001).
 * 21 March – Kushal Konwar, Indian National Congress President of Golaghat, later on first martyr of Quit India Movement. Died on 15 June 1943 hanged till death by British.
 * 10 May – Pankaj Mullick, singer and composer (died 1978).
 * 17 August – Bhudo Advani, actor (died 1985).
 * 29 August – Dhyan Chand, field hockey player (died 1979).
 * 9 September – Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham and scholar (died 1981).
 * 12 December – Mulk Raj Anand, novelist in English (died 2004).

Full date unknown

 * Rashid Jahan, author, short story writer and playwright (died 1952).

Deaths
Full Date Unknown
 * 19 January – Debendranath Tagore, founder in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion (born 1817).
 * Protap Chunder Mozoomdar, writer and leader of the Brahmo Samaj (born in 1840)